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The purpose of this investigation was to provide information about those variables which are predictive of academic success during the freshmen year of college in order to aid high school counselors and college admissions personnel with students pursuing postsecondary education. Subjects were 87 randomly sampled mid-western freshmen students who were administered the Interpersonal Problem Solving Assessment Technique (IPSAT) by Nowinski and Getter (1977) and surveyed to determine their birth order positions. High school grade point average (HSGPA), collegiate entrance examination scores on either the SAT or ACT, and college grade point average (CGPA) were gathered from students' collegiate records. Pearson correlations were computed for all predictors and the criterion. Collegiate entrance examination math and verbal scores were significantly correlated with students age and HSGPA. Gender was significantly correlated with IPSAT effectiveness scores and collegiate entrance examination math scores. HSGPA was significantly correlated with CGPA. Multiple regression analyses were employed to determine which variables had predictive utility. Both simple and stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that HSGPA was the only variable which significantly predicted CGPA. Post hoc analysis revealed that collegiate entrance examination math, verbal subtest scores, and true ordinal position did not add to the prediction of CGPA. These findings support previous investigations which promoted the use of HSGPA and questioned the validity of collegiate entrance examinations such as the SAT or ACT for predicting college success. / Department of Educational Psychology

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of written prequestioning on the reading comprehension scores of fifth graders in Orleans County, Vermont. To evaluate the effect of prequestions, the Sequential Tests of Educational Progress - Reading, Form 4A was adapted into two different forms, one with questions and/or incomplete statements before and after the passages of the test and one with only questions and/or incomplete statements at the end of each passage. The questions and/or incomplete statements placed before the passages were the same questions and/or incomplete statements placed at the end of passages on both forms.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate Communication and Customer Relations Training Program at Tepe Defense and Security Systems. The study also aims at exploring the learning level of the security staff, measuring the staff&rsquo / s reaction to the training program, finding out behavioral changes of the security staff which may positively affect the company. The instruments, an evaluation scale and two different case studies, were administered to 204 randomly selected security staff who have been working at Tepe Security in Ankara. Data was analyzed both qualitatively and quantitatively such as interviews, observation notes, frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, and the t test.

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